Do you prefer to play with friends or strangers?

#1 12th September 2008, 8:27 AM

Poker is everywhere! casinos, basements, garages, online, and church and community fundraisers. So who and where would you rather play?
I have a good time in our friday night games with friends. Online poker is a good way to pass some time. casinos are a great place to go and take others money and not feel guilty about it. I think I prefer the weekend games and the occasional tournaments over all though.

#2 12th September 2008, 11:56 AM

In a private game I would prefer to play with friends. With strangers, you can never be sure what your're walking into.

In a casino, I'd rather play with strangers. It doesn't make sense to me to travel to a casino, play with my friends, and pay the rake and gas to do it. I see people do it all the time and it leaves me confused.

#3 12th September 2008, 2:40 PM

Actually, it doesn't really matter to me. I like playing with friends because it adds a social aspect to the game (not to mention you get to know how they play after a while) but I don't mind playing with strangers either. I'll play with anyone who'll lay down a buy-in.

#4 12th September 2008, 3:02 PM

I like play cash tables online in great pokerrooms (pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker...) and freerolls from cardschat, in play online it is not possible to avoid to play with persons that I do not know.

#5 12th September 2008, 3:05 PM

I would rather play with strangers because I might make friends mad if I put them out or bad beat. I've been on CC from the begining of the year and played many games and feel bad when I put someone out. because I'm a new player, more experienced players take advantage of my tight play. I'm learing to loossen up but its hard. online is fun , I can play a lot of players for low buy-in.

#6 12th September 2008, 3:56 PM

if itsa for fun friends but if its a poker game that i plan on winning the cash strangers, because sometimes buds dont understand poker is poker and friewndship sometimes stop on the felt

#7 12th September 2008, 4:00 PM

id much rather play against strangers, or if I was playing against freinds they would need to be friends that have money lol. My friends currently are kind of stingy and dont really gamble like me, they will do $10 for a home game but thats our biggest one lol.

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